July/August Newsletter The 4th of July, Sherman IP’s Philanthropy and the Supreme Court Decision Making Thoughtful Patent Prosecution Much More Important! With summer in full steam, we hope you had a wonderful 4th of July, are getting some time off of work and just enjoying life. In celebration of America’s Independence Day, … Continue reading July/August 2017 Sherman IP Newsletter→

By Kenneth L. Sherman There’s a ton of confusion around the question, “Can I copyright my logo?” To answer this question appropriately, it’s important to first identify the scope of protection you may be seeking, by distinguishing between trademarks and copyrights. Each type of legal registration serves different purposes, are obtained differently, and provide different … Continue reading Should I Copyright or Trademark My Logo?→

By Kenneth L. Sherman Coming up with a name for your company, product or service is one of the most important decisions you make that will set the stage for your brand and your future marketing efforts. How do you pick the right name that will not only sound great, but one that will allow … Continue reading Picking the Right Trademark for Your Brand→

April 2017 Newsletter And the Winners Are… Last month we announced our participation and sponsorship of the Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition (MEPC) and Min Family Social Entrepreneurship Challenge at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. This month we wanted to congratulate the student participants on a job well done and announce the winners! We are proud … Continue reading April 2017 Sherman IP Newsletter→

Crowdfunding Tips You Need to Succeed Imagine the feeling you get when you’ve finally pressed the “launch” button on your Kickstarter campaign. That one small click represents hundreds or even thousands of hours of hard work and creativity. The feeling is one of excitement, relief and anticipation that funding will flow like manna from heaven. You’ve done … Continue reading Crowdfunding Tips You Need to Succeed→

In RecogniCorp, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., petitioner-patentee RecogniCorp has asked the Supreme Court to take a fresh look at its eligibility doctrines with the following two questions presented: Whether computer-implemented inventions that provide specific improvements to existing technological processes for encoding or decoding data are patent-eligible under the first step of the Alice test, … Continue reading RecogniCorp: Can Data Processing be Patented?→

In RecogniCorp, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., petitioner-patentee RecogniCorp has asked the Supreme Court to take a fresh look at its eligibility doctrines with the following two questions presented: Whether computer-implemented inventions that provide specific improvements to existing technological processes for encoding or decoding data are patent-eligible under the first step of the Alice test, … Continue reading RecogniCorp: Can Data Processing be Patented?→

In RecogniCorp, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., petitioner-patentee RecogniCorp has asked the Supreme Court to take a fresh look at its eligibility doctrines with the following two questions presented: Whether computer-implemented inventions that provide specific improvements to existing technological processes for encoding or decoding data are patent-eligible under the first step of the Alice test, … Continue reading RecogniCorp: Can Data Processing be Patented?→

In RecogniCorp, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., petitioner-patentee RecogniCorp has asked the Supreme Court to take a fresh look at its eligibility doctrines with the following two questions presented: Whether computer-implemented inventions that provide specific improvements to existing technological processes for encoding or decoding data are patent-eligible under the first step of the Alice test, … Continue reading RecogniCorp: Can Data Processing be Patented?→